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Our Family Preservation Programs give families the time to secure solutions to their most significant struggles in real time with help from a caring Judson Center team member. This personalized care prevents involvement in foster care and preserves the family unit.
If you have questions about our Family Preservation Services or are a provider looking to make a referral, please contact us for next steps.
We See the Good in Every Family!
Our programs take a family-centered, strengths-based approach to preservation, allowing us to build trust and reach families in their homes when they need support the most. Parenting is hard and important work and when we focus on the good that can be found within every family, together we build a brighter future!
Families Together Building Solutions
The Families Together Building Solutions (FTBS) program helps families strengthen their abilities to overcome challenges, ensuring children can remain safely at home. This 90-day program supports families affected by abuse or neglect, empowering them with strategies to create a safe and stable environment.
FTBS operates through the Families Together Building Solutions–Pathways to Potential contract, with referrals from Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) success coaches in community schools. Funded by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), the program serves families in Wayne County through referrals from Children’s Protective Services or School Success Coaches in Detroit Public Schools.
Proven Impact: 85% of families who completed FTBS remained safely together 12 months later, avoiding foster care placement (MDHHS).
Building Community Partners (BCP) is a contract program with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Genesee and Washtenaw Counties. Our BCP program brings together those in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Genesee and Washtenaw Counties who wish to support families involved or at risk of becoming involved with the child welfare system.
Services provided by BCP to support families include:
This free program for parents with children in foster care or under CPS supervision exists to help parents reunify with their children. Parents who have successfully reunified with their own children provide compassionate care and support along the journey. Referrals are required from foster care or CPS workers, but interested parents can contact bcp@judsoncenter.org for guidance on the next steps.
Anyone interested in improving the safety, welfare, and success of families in our communities is welcome to attend our BCP Community Partner Meetings. Please email bcp@judsoncenter.org for more information on upcoming opportunities.
Our team hosts regular support groups and additional training to further assist birth parents, foster parents, adoptive parents, and relative caregivers in caring for children. For more information, please email bcp@judsoncenter.org
Parent Education
Our Parent Education program empowers families with the tools and support they need to thrive. Incorporating the Nurturing Parenting® Programs, we focus on building positive parent-child relationships through empathy, self-awareness, and nonviolent discipline. Our caring staff provides in-home instruction on parenting skills, life and home management, and healthy parent-child interactions.
This program is available exclusively in Macomb County and requires a referral from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
To make a referral, contact LaShae Brooks at 313-633-7525 or email at LaShae_Brooks@judsoncenter.org
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